Closet seat for infants



G. J. ZAlo 2,155,577

CLOSET SEAT FORr IFANTS Filed July 5,v 1938 April 215, 1939.

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April 25, 1939. Y Y G, J, ZAlO 2,155,577

CLOSET SEAT FOR INFANTS Filed July 5, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fia. f3.

Patented Apr. 25, 1939 UNITED' STA/TES PATENT oFFicE 9 Claims.

position to rest upon the main seat for use after raising the cover.

Another object of the invention is to provide l an auxiliary seat havingarms associated therewith to prevent an infant .from falling whileoccupying the auxiliary seat, the` arms being so mounted that movementof the auxiliary seat into position for use will cause the arms toassume a horizontal position in vertical spaced relation to theauxiliary seat while movement of the auxiliary seat to a retracted orfolded position against the cover will cause the arms to be shiftedtoward the auxiliary seat and disposed flat against the same between theauxiliary seat and the cover.

Another object of the invention is to provide the auxiliary seat with anopening and a closure for the opening, the closure being slidablymounted for movement into and out of closing relation to the opening ofthe auxiliary seat and so connected with the cover that movement of theauxiliary seat into position for use will cause the cover strip to bemoved out of closing relation to the opening, whereas during movement ofthe auxiliary seat to its inoperative position against the cover theclosure strip will be moved into closing relation to the opening.

Another object of the invention is to so mount the closure strip for theopening of the auxiliary seat that, when it .is in the closing positionand the auxiliary seat nested in a pocket formed in the under face ofthe cover, the closure strip will completely close and conceal theopening in the auxiliary seat and impart a neat appearance when thecover is raised without lowering the auxiliary seat.

Another object of the invention is to so form the cover and theauxiliary seat that, when the cover is raised without lowering theauxiliary seat, this auxiliary seat will appear to be a portion of thecover and thus be prevented from de- Figure 3 is a view taken along theline 3 3 of Figure 1 and showing the cover in transverse section and theauxiliary seat and main seat in top plan, and

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken 5 along the line 4-4 ofFigure 1.

The bowl, which is indicated in general by the numeral I, is of 'aconventional formation and with this bowl is associated 'a flush tank 2which is also of a conventional construction and provid- 10 `ed with theusual outlet pipe 3 through which water is delivered from the ush tankto the bowl. A main seat 4 of the usual form is disposed over the bowland mounted for vertical swinging movement from a raised position to al5 lowered position by hinges 5 which may be of any specific formationdesired. The cover 6 is of a special formation and there has also beenprovided an auxiliary seat I of a special construc-` tion for use byinfants and disposed between the o cover and the main seat. ,Theauxiliary seat and the covers constitute the subject-matter of thisinvention.

The auxiliary seat may be formed of wood or any other suitable materialand has its lower face 35 covered by a facing sheet -8 which has aportion out out to provide an opening 9 of approximately the same sizeas the opening I0 formed in the auxiliary seat. The rear portion of thefacing sheet 8 extends in underlying relation to an opening II formed inthe auxiliary seat back of the opening I0, and upon referring to Figure4, it will be seen that the intermediate portion of the auxiliary seatthrough which the openings III and I I are formedis reduced in thicknessfrom its under face to provide a channel I2 extending longitudinally ofthe auxiliary seat and slidably receiving a closure plate or strip I3.'I'he closure plate or strip I3 is formed of the same type of materialas that from which the auxiliary seat is 40 formed, and, therefore, whenthe cover and the auxiliary seat are swung upwardly to a raisedposition, the opening 9 and the under face of the closure plate whichhas been moved forwardly into closing relation to the opening I0 willap- 45 pear to be merely a depression in the under faceV of theauxiliary seat. The facing sheet 8 is preferably removably secured by asuitable number of fasteners I4 in ordergthat it may be removed wheninstalling the closure plate I3 but if the. auxiliary seat is of moldedcomposition the channel I2 in which the closure'plate slides may beformed during the molding operation and theA closure plate slid intoplace through the open rear end of the channel. 55

The auxiliary seat is hinged to the main seat I by hinges l and thecover is hinged to the auxiliary seat by hinges I8, and referring toFigures l and 4, it will be seen that the cover is recessed from itsunder face to form a pocket I1 having a ledge I9 extending about itsmargins and also across its rear end, as'shown at I9, the distance fromthe inner surface ol marginal portions oi' the cover to the ledges Iland I9 being such that, when the auxiliary seat is in its inoperativeposition, it may fit snugly into the recessed under face oi' the coverand bear against the ledges or shoulders I9 and I9 with its under faceflush with the marginal portions of the seat, as shown in Figure 2. Arms20 which are connected intermediate their ends by a cross bar 2I extendlongitudinally of the auxiliary seat and the cover and the arms havetheir rear ends hinged to the ledge or shoulder I9 by hinges 22 whiletheir forward end portions have pivoted thereto the upper -ends ofAstruts or props which have their lower ends pivoted to the auxiliaryseat at opposite sides of the opening I0 by pivot members 24. By somounting the arms they will be disposed in a substantially horizontalposition in vertical spaced relation to the auxiliary seat when theauxiliary seat is in its lowered or operative position and when theauxiliary seat is in its inoperative position in which it is nested inthe recess of the cover the arms will be disposed close against theupper face of the auxiliary seat and housed in the recess I'I ofthecover together with the auxiliary seat.

A latch 25 of a suitable formation may be provided in order toreleasably hold the auxiliary seat in the inoperative position in whichit is nested in the cover. The cover plate or strip I9 must be shiftedlongitudinally into and out of closing relation to the opening I0 duringmovement of the auxiliary seat and the cover relative to each other, andin order to do so, there has been provided a bar or link 26 whichextends longitudinally of the auxiliary seat and cover and has one endpivotally connected with the ledge or shoulder I9 by a hinge 21 and itsother end pivoted to a block 28 at the rear end of the closure plate orstrip by a hinge 29. When the auxiliary seat is swung to its folded orinoperative position within the recess of the cover, the link 2B exertsa pushing action to shift the closure plate forwardly into position toclose the opening Il), as shown in Figure 2, and when the auxiliary seatis swung downwardly from the cover into position for use, the link actsas a drag and the closure plate will be shifted rearwardly out ofclosing relation to the opening I0 to the position shown in Figure 1. Itwill thus be seen that the closure plate will be .automatically movedinto and out of closing relation to the opening of the auxiliary seat. Astrap 90 to prevent a small baby from falling of! the auxiliary seat iscarried by the forward end of one arm and detachably engaged with theforward end of the other arm and since the cross bar 2I is locatedbetween the arms in position to dispose it back of the opening I0, asshown in Figures 1 and 3, it may serve as a back rest.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is: y

1. In a device ofthe-character described, a main seat, a cover. anauxiliary seat between the cover and the main seat and formed with anopening for registering with an opening in the main seat when theauxiliary seat is in a lowered position upon the main seat, a closurefor the opening in the auxiliary seat, and a connection between theclosure and said cover for imparting movement to the closure into andout of closing relation to the opening in the auxillaryseat when thecover and the auxiliary seat are moved relative to each other.

2. A device of the character described comprising a main seat having anopening therein, an auxiliary seat over said main seat having an openingfor registering with the opening oi the main seat when the auxiliaryseat is in a lowered position upon the main seat, a cover over saidauxiliary seat, the cover and the auxiliary seat being hingedly mountedfor vertical swinging movement as a unit and independent of each other,a closure for the opening in the auxiliary seat movable into and out ofclosing relation to the opening, a connection between the cover and saidclosure for moving the closure into and'out of a closedposition when thecover and the auxiliary seat are moved relative to each other, and armsextending longitudinally of the auxiliary seat at opposite sides oi' theopening therein and connected with the cover and the auxiliary seat formovement from a position spaced vertically above the auxiliary seat to alowered position against the auxiliary seat when the cover is moved froma raised position with the auxiliary seat lowered to a lowered positionand resting upon the main seat about the auxiliary seat.

3. A device of the character described comprising a main seat formedwith an opening, an auxiliary seat hinged at the rear end of the mainseat and formed with an opening for registering with the opening of themain seat when the auxiliary seat is in a lowered position upon the mainseat, a cover hinged to said auxiliary seat for movement from a raisedposition to a lowered position about the auxiliary seat, `a closureslidably carried by the auxiliary seat for movement longitudinallythereof into and out of closing :relation to the opening of theauxiliary seat, and

a thrust member extending longitudinally of the auxiliary seat andpivoted at its ends to the cover and the closure for imparting slidingmovement to the closure when the cover and the auxiliary seat are movedrelative to each other.

4'. In a device of the character described, a main seat having anopening, an auxiliary seat over the main seat hinged at the rear end ofthe main seat for vertical swinging movement from a raised position to alowered position and formed with an opening for registering with theopening oi' the main seat when the auxiliary seat is in its loweredposition, a closure for the opening of the auxiliary seat s'lidablelongitudinally thereof into andout of a closing position, a cover hingedat its rear end to the rear end of the auxiliary seat for verticalswinging movement from a raised position to a lowered position about theauxiliary seat, a pitman strip extending longitudinally of the auxiliaryseat with its rear end hinged to the rear end portion of said cover andits forward end hinged tothe rear end portion of said closure strip andserving to impart sliding movement to the closure` strip when the coveris moved vertically relative to the auxiliary seat, arms extendinglongitudinally of the auxiliary seat at opposite sides of the openingtherein and having their rear ends hinged to the rear portion of saidcover. and struts pivoted to forward end portions of said arms and tothe auxiliary seat and movable with the arms from a collapsed positionagainst the auxiliary seat to a raised position for sup- -porting theforward ends of the arms.

5. In a device oi' the character described, a main seat having anopening therein, an auxiliary seat for resting upon the main seat, saidauxiliary seat having an opening therein for registering with theopening of the main seat, a

cover over said auxiliary seat. the cover and the auxiliary seat beinghingedly mounted for swinging movement as a unit and independent of eachother from a lowered position to a raised position, said cover havingits inner tace recessed to form a pocket to receive the auxiliary seatwhen the auxiliary seat and the cover are both in a raised or loweredposition, a closure for the opening of the auxiliary seat movable intoand out of closing relation thereto, and a connqtion between the coverand said closure for imparting movement to the closure when the coverand the auxiliary seat are moved relative to each other.

6. In a device of the character described, a main seat, an auxiliaryseat, a cover, the auxiliary seat being disposed between the cover andthe main seat, hinges mounting the cover and the auxiliary seat forswinging movement vertically relative to the main seat and each otherfrom a raised position to a lowered position, said cover being recessedfrom its inner face to provide a pocket having ledges around its marginsengaged by the auxiliary seat when the auxiliary seat is disposed withinthe pocket of the cover, arms extending longitudinally of the auxiliaryseat in spaced relation to each other transversely thereof and havingtheir rear ends hinged to a portion of said ledge across the rear end ofthe cover, props for forward ends of said arms pivoted to the arms andto the auxiliary seat, said arms being movable from an elevated positionover the auxiliary seat to a collapsed position against the auxiliaryseat and when collapsed being disposed within the pocket of the cover,the auxiliary seat being formed with an opening, and a closure for theopening of the auxiliary seat connected with said cover for movementinto and out of closing relation to the opening when the cover and theauxiliary seat are moved relative to each other.

7. In a device o1' the character described. a main seat having anopening. a cover over the main seat, an auxiliary seat between the coverand the main seat and formed with an opening, arms for the auxiliaryseat extending longitudinally thereof between the cover and theauxiliary seat and hinged to said cover, props for said arms pivoted tothe arms and to the auxiliary seat, the cover being formed with a pocketto receive the auxiliary seat and said arms when the cover and theauxiliary seat are both in either a raised or a lowered position, aclosure for the opening of said auxiliary seat, and a connection betweenthe closure and the cover for moving the closure into and out of closingrelation to the opening of the auxiliary seat when the cover and theauxiliary seat are moved relative to each other.

8. In a device of the character described, a main seat having anopening, a cover, an auxiliary seat between the cover and the main seatformedV with an opening, the cover and the auxiliary seat being hingedlymounted for vertical swinging movement from a raised'position to alowered position upon the main seat, a closure for the opening of theauxiliary seat movably mounted, a connection between the cover and saidclosure for moving the same into and out of closing relation to theopening or the auxiliary seat when the cover and the 'auxiliary seat aremoved relative to each other, arms extending longitudinally of theauxiliary seat and having their rear ends hinged to said cover, supportsfor forward ends of said arms pivoted to the arms and to the auxiliaryseat, and a cross bar extending between said arms in spaced relation totheir forward ends ,and disposed back of the opening of the auxiliaryseat to provide a back rest when the cover is raised with the auxiliaryseat resting upon the main seat and the arms in an elevated position.

9. In a device of the character described, a main seat, a movable cover,an auxiliary seat formed with an opening .for registering with anopening in the main seat. a closure for the opening in the auxiliaryseat, and means for imparting movement to the closure into and out ofclosing relation to the opening in the auxiliary seat when the cover andthe auxiliary seat are moved relative to each other.`

GEORGE J. zAIo.

